My boyfriend doesnt know how to cook and I want to teach him?

Question

Where can I go that can teach me how to teach him how to cook. He's 25 and he really needs to learn, he says he wants to and I want to teach him. Thanks

Answer 1

That is very sweet of you. Here you would find recipes and videos that teach you how to make a dish from start to finish. With the videos you can also see how the dish looks and is supposed to look at each stage of cooking.

Your boyfriend would also be able to pick up some good techniques watching the chefs at work.

http://www.ifood.tv

Happy cooking!!

Answer 2

TRY MAKING THIS SIMPLE RECIPE, and let him help you make it... Usually helping in the kitchen is far more useful than "taking cooking lessons" from even a lover.

Bread Fritters;

Go to the bakery section of the store where you normally buy bread.

Ask the baker for an "unbaked" loaf of bread.

He must put exactly the same amount of dough he would have used to bake a bread with in to a plastic bag for you, and it would cost no more than a loaf of bread.

Take that home and in a pot warm some cooking oil to about half the depth of the pot. (Smaller pots take less oil than bigger ones do)...

The oil temperature should be medium hot. (About half the heat that the stove plate will go)

Now cut from the unbaked dough a slice about the size of your palm, and with a little water on your fingers (to prevent the dough from sticking to your hand), stretch out the dough in all directions until it is about the size of your whole hand including the fingers. That brings the cutting of dough to about twice the size it was when you cut it....

Now with care, drop the stretched out dough in to the hot oil.

It would rise almost instantly.

Fry it in the oil until it is golden brown all over, taking care to turn it over occasionally.

It would be puffy and crisp when done.

With a large ladle or sieve, scoop out the bread fritter and place on an absorbent kitchen towel to rid it of most of the oil still on it.

Repeat this process until all the dough is done.

These bread fritters are extremely filling, and can be cut open and filled with almost anything from grated cheese to minced meat to cold processed meat, syrup or jam.

Try it, you will probably have some left over for two or three days, which you can take to work if you like....

Bread fritters can be frozen and warmed up again if you have made too much, but the dough cannot, so rather make the whole lot and freeze what is left over for another day. If you decide to freeze them, do so without a filling. Fillings should always be made fresh.

Finger snack variety;

By making the bread dough cutting about half the size when cutting off the raw dough from the batch, you can make smaller sized bread fritters and fill them with fancy foods like tuna mince or savory beef mince for buffet snack parties

Answer 3

Cooking is really not hard.  It is always the fear of the unknown that is frightening.  

Start with the basics and something simple.  Breakfast food is really easy.  Have him help you make pancakes, different kinds of eggs, sausage, bacon, biscuits, etc.

Desserts are easy, too.  Things out of a box that have directions like brownies, cakes, pudding.  Grilling sandwiches would be next.  Make a grilled cheese and a can of soup.  Add some ham to the grilled cheese for some variation.  Learn to mix tuna salad.  Show him how to cook noodles.  That opens up an entire line of items he can make.    

Once he has the basics down, move on to the dinner foods.  Fresh vege's, grilled meat, baked chicken, etc.

**Don't forget to teach proper food handling and hand washing.   You want to make sure that you don't wash the fresh vegetables in the sink after you rinsed the raw chicken.  Food borne illness and germ transferring is just as important as how to cook.  Be sure that you don't leave that out!

Oh, and don't forget...please don't l**k the fingers!

Good luck and have fun.

Answer 4

I can't advise you on what to cook, I 'm feely c**p at it myself. But start with something simple that you know how to cook well and make it fun. Hard as it may be, don't get impatient and snappy with him or he will lose interest straight away. Make sure you reward him well at the end of the night! :) good luck. Hopefully he learns well, I love a man to cook me a meal. That's hot!

Answer 5

try chef central stores, if theres one near you they give cooking lessons

Answer 6

Start with something he will enjoy doing. Like BBQ ribs. Move to grill chicken, steaks, with peppers and other grilled veggies. then move to shiskabobs, Next get him to make the sauces or pan fry the chicken or meat like pan fried pork steak with veggies. And remember to praise, praise and praise his cooking. Soon he will be trying his skill at the foofy dishes on the stove.

If my mother had started teaching me to make girly dishes, I would have resisted learning how to boil water.  It is a transition thing. Now I really enjoy gourmet cooking.

Answer 7

good luck!  i'm 31 and have just learned that the smoke detector is NOT a kitchen timer...

Answer 8

You don't need to get him to a class its actually easier and more fun if you teach him yourself.

I am in a similar situation with my fiancee` and this is what I have started doing to boost his cullinary confidance.

Together sit down with a recipe book and flick through it. Find a few recipes that you both think seem yummy and you wouldn't mind trying. Jot down the ingrediants your going to need and go shopping together for them.

Once you get home get him to lay out all the ingrediants and utensils your going to need and pop on some music that you both like softly in the background to relax the mood of it all.

Leave the recipe book open and together the two of you can work together to cook it.

Work on just one or two recipes like this for awhile until he starts to memorise them and seems confidant enough to work by himself. By doing it together and playing the music he won't feel pressure on him that he HAS to get it right first time and you will find that you both will enjoy this exercise. You will also find this will be a great bonding exercise for you both and a great way to get to know what you both like foodwise.

It has worked with my fiancee`, within months he is now confidant enough to pick up one of my cookbooks and have a go at something. He also has taken an interest in shopping and looks forward to our weekly trip to the meat market.

Cheers hope this helps

Answer 9

Awww, you're such a sweet girlfriend. I wish I had someone like you.  

Answer 10

show him the basics..... cooking pasta and noodles, frying eggs and bacon, steaks, cooking vegies, how to chop different foods and vegies  etc. show him the basics and then both of u enroll in a cookin class. it will be good for u both to learn at the same time. most tafes and community colleges do cooking classes. goodluck... im sure you'll make a really good teacher

Answer 11

Well, I suggest you start with something easy to make, such as brownies.  (either from package or scratch, if he lacks common sense (like my brother) use the package)

Just help him understand the basics in measurement/safety/cuts.

Then help him chop a bit, maybe make a stew or something.



Grilling is fairly fun way to help him cook, grilled veggies(corn/green beans/cucumbers), sweet potatoes, kabobs, steak, maybe some simple salads (cole slaw, potatoe salad, egg salad, ect)

Just be creative, see how he does, how fast he takes it all in and go from there.  Everyone has their own pace in understanding the art of cooking, so just be patient.